I Am Number Four (2011)

Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Alfred Gough (screenplay), Miles Millar (screenplay)

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Pettyfer	...	John
Timothy Olyphant	...	Henri
Teresa Palmer	...	Number 6
Dianna Agron	...	Sarah
Callan McAuliffe	...	Sam
Kevin Durand	...	Mogadorian Commander
Jake Abel	...	Mark
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Sheriff James
Patrick Sebes	...	Kevin
Greg Townley	...	Number 3
Reuben Langdon	...	Number 3's Guardian
Emily Wickersham	...	Nicole
Molly McGinnis	...	Receptionist
Brian Howe	...	Frank
Andy Owen	...	Bret (as Andrew Owen)

Storyline

Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events - his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

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Plot Keywords:

based on young adult novel | death | high school student | good versus evil | internet | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is based on a young adult science fiction novel by Pittacus Lore, and it is the first book in the Lorien Legacies series: "I Am Number Four," "The Power of Six," "The Rise of Nine," "The Fall of Five," "The Revenge of Seven" and "The Fate of Ten." The final book, "United as One" was released in 2016.

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Goofs

When Henri gives John his phone, he informs him that he'll be calling every hour John is on his own to make sure he's okay, and if John doesn't pick up, Henri will know something is wrong (implying he'll assume the Mogs have attacked John and will come looking for him). During dinner at Sarah's, John reluctantly surrenders his phone after noticing three missed calls from Henri. Despite the fact that John had not answered his phone for three hours, Henri does nothing about it, and does not even mention it at all afterward.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Drew: [to Daniel] You know, showboating like that just make you look desperate.
Kern: Yeah, "Look at me. I can flip my ski."
[scoffs]
Kern: Pathetic.

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Crazy Credits

Clouds blow over the DreamWorks SKG logo which then reveals a shot from space

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Movies that Bombed So Hard They Had to Cancel the Sequel (2018)

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Soundtracks

As She's Walking Away
feat. Alan Jackson
Written by Zac Brown & Wyatt Durrette
Performed by Zac Brown Band (as The Zac Brown Band)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Good Show

I was thinking this would be filler for a dull afternoon. Indeed it was but I was also surprised to find I really enjoyed it. We also had the pleasure of watching it on iMax so that makes just about anything a little better. If you want to enjoy the evening then go see this one. You'll see some good acting and decent new actors. Give it a chance and I think this might be the next good "series" of movies you'll like. I say series because they left this one wide open to find numbers 5, and 7-9. I can easily see a whole trilogy or more just waiting for this one to make enough money to get it going. Although without some decent advertising they aren't going to get that... :(

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA India

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Am Number Four: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

1200 2nd Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,449,893, 20 February 2011

Gross USA:

$55,100,437

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$149,878,437

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamworks Pictures, Reliance Big Entertainment, Bay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1